understanding
Example Sentences
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Fr Sebastian says that apathy takes root when there's a lack of understanding about the child's reality and the spirit of the law.
From BBC
“Have you no sense? Have you no understanding of the gravity of the situation?”
From Literature
"We're not there yet. But we're currently developing a new space probe at ESA called Vigil which will be dedicated exclusively to improving our understanding of space weather," says the scientist.
From Science Daily
“As a psychoanalyst or psychiatrist ages, we have the ability, through our own life experiences, to be more understanding and more aware,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
He adds that a deeper understanding of the genetic factors behind antibiotic tolerance could lead to faster and simpler testing methods and improve predictions about how effective new antibiotics will be during development.
From Science Daily
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